Mighty Mouse side buttons going haywire

My wired MM just recently lost complete bodily function of its side buttons. Practically any movement of the mouse (especially touching it around the area of the right side button) will send it in a frenzy. I can hear the little click too, as if I were pushing the buttons super fast. Because I have my side buttons set to "show all windows" it pretty much renders the mouse useless. I can't work with Expose flipping it's lid, obviously. Has anyone else encountered this? Is it just a matter of cleaning out something inside?

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Mighty mouse side buttons going

I have the original wired mighty mouse (the one that released on August 2, 2005). I keep having the same problem with it. The side buttons randomly click; I need almost no pressure on them to make them do that. When I'm just normally using the mouse, expose activates, it's very annoying.
Why does this happen? How can I fix this? Is it fixed already (the latest update, look on wikipedia)?

sb.net,
The Apple mighty mouse has always been a OS 10.4.x and higher specifications mouse.
You might have success with usb overdrive: http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/7115/usb-overdrive-x
I didn't bother with such things though. I got the Logitech LX3 and it comes with
a software installer for all the neat bells and whistles that I don't even use the half of. But anyhoo...
Good luck!
L+

Mighty mouse side buttons

I use a wired mighty mouse with my mac. I use the side buttons for expose in mac. But in windows I could not find any option to customize the usage of the side buttons. Thus they are by default set to back function. Its very annoying sometimes as I may click them accidently and thus the webpage I am viewing changes to previous page. Its very annoying is there any option to avoid this?

Before messing with the mouse, please find the Caps Lock key on your keyboard and turn it off
The mighty mouse side buttons can be configured to do ONE thing only as far as I know - they both operate as a single button. In the mouse configuration tab of System Preferences you can set the buttons to a pre-specified option or you can tie it to running an AppleScript. Perhaps using an AppleScript you can figure out how to make this work.

Mighty Mouse side button gives 'new mail' sound

I have recently noticed a strange phenomenon with the mighty mouse on my iMac :-
Whenever I squeeze the side buttons in either Mail or Adobe Reader it gives the (submarine) 'new mail' sound. Other applications are fine. I am using Steermouse, and the side buttons are configured to give the 'page back' command in my browser, which works correctly. But I'm sure that the strange sound problem didn't used to occur.
Any ideas what's going on ?
Cheers,
Chris.

It's because there is nothing to go back to, so it plays the "alert/error" sound.
Just like it would if you were to hit the shortcut key....

System acts as if I am pressing my Mighty Mouse side buttons.

I have recently begun to experience issues where my system acts as if I am squeezing the side buttons. Sometimes it is find for hours, others it is constantly going back and forth acting like it is being pressed and released constantly.
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Hi dogstar20
Welcome to Apple Discussions!
For the last 2½ years I've had to leave the blasted touchy side buttons turned off!
There's just something about the way I grip the mouse, no matter what system I use, mine, my (friends & neighbors), even the new models on display at BestBuy and the Apple Store.
Go to: *Apple / System Preferences / Keyboard & Mouse / Mouse* and turn the Side Buttons off.
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Possible to Key Modify (command, option) the Mighty Mouse Side Buttons?

Hey Everyone!
I'm just wondering if it is possible to key-modify the Apple Mighty Mouse so that I can have it do the following with the side buttons:
Squeeze = F11 Desktop Exposé
Option + Squeeze = F10 Application Windows Exposé
Command + Squeeze = F9 All Windows Exposé
I don't think this is possible with Apple's system preference but if there is a third party app/utility/driver or some sort of trick to get this working please let me know. I think it would be really efficient to my workflow! I've tried "SteerMouse" but I can't seem to figure out if it is possible. (confusing interface) Please help! Thanks!
PowerMac G5 2.0DP Mac OS X (10.4.5) 4.5GB RAM, 2 x 300GB HD, X800 XT

Okay I just figured it out like 2 minutes after I made the post! Hopefully this will help others if they are looking to do the same thing:
Just go to the "Dashboard & Exposé" Preference Pane and hold down the key you want to use as a modifier as you select the mouse button you want to use from the menu (in this case Button 4 is the side buttons). Simple. So simple I overlooked it!
Until next time....

How do you turn off mighty mouse side buttons in windows?

I can turn off the side buttons in Mac OS, but I also use my mouse on windows machines and can find no way to turn them off, any help?
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Kroky wrote:
Is there any way to do that??
See Christoph Drösser's post here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/13189818

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Can't assign "Dashboard" to Mighty Mouse Scroll Button

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I think I'm having a similar problem. Lately, my side buttons have been activating seemingly on their own. I hear multiple clicking sounds. I know I can turn off the button, but I use USB Overdrive to activate page back in browsers and the Finder, so I can be surfing and be brought back several pages at once. Very irritating. It doesn't seem to be consistent either. I bought my latest iMac in June, so I the warranty should be in place, but I'm an hour and half from the nearest Apple store, making it somewhat inconvenient to have the mouse looked at.
Heh, right when I was about to post this message, it went back several pages.

Resetting bluetooth may fix your mighty mouse scroll button

I have had this problem with the scroll button on my mighty mouse for months and months, and the only advise I have managed to get from here when I complained was to clean it. But I tried that many times and I have had nothing but problems with it, so much so that I recently called Apple and they agreed straight away to send me a new one.
What made me call them today was the clicking action and side buttons on my mighty mouse also failed completely, and I thought the thing was totally broke. Whilst I was on the phone I happened to mention that my wireless keyboard also keeps losing its connection, and the advisor told me to do this following...
This advise was used on my MacBook 13.3inch model from last year.
Turn off Mac, removed the power and battery and hold down the power button for 5 seconds. Then turn it back on, but while you turn it back on hold down the altcmnd+RP buttons together. You will hear it ching two times as it turns on, let go after the second ching.
This apparently resets the bluetooth and it fixed my mouse, it now works perfectly.
Anyway, I called apple back to say that this reset not only fixed my keyboard, but also my mouse. Everything now works perfectly. The problem was bluetooth all along and not that the button needed cleaning.
But they said they would still send me out a new one, and so long as they received a mouse back in the post they wouldn't charge me. I accepted that offer and I'll see how it goes with the one I have. I feel that I may have damaged the scroll button trying to clean it and feel that I probably should get a new one anyway on account of that.

Hello stu:
What you apparently did (based on the feedback you got from from Apple) is reset the SMC (system management controller) and the PRAM. When one has odd problems that do not appear software related, those are sometimes suggested as troubleshooting steps.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1411
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
Resetting the SMC should not, however, be used until other avenues have been exhausted (based on Apple guidance)
Barry
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Mighty Mouse (wired) Button Config in Vista

Is there a comparable configuration application in Vista for configuring button actions on the mighty mouse? The windows control panel sees the mighty mouse but does not allow it to configure the side buttons or change the default action of the scroll ball. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

It isn't likely that there is an alternative available for the Mighty Mouse in Vista. This is because the buttons on the Mighty Mouse are optimized for use in Mac OS X, not Windows. The drivers and stuff that allow the Mighty Mouse to work in Windows are not the same as in OS X, and lack the driver support for the special buttons. I would recommend buying a "Certified for Vista" mouse if you want special features like that in Vista. If you're using Boot Camp on a Mac, I would recommend having a Mighty Mouse for Mac OS X and a Vista Certified mouse from Microsoft or Logitech for Vista.

Wireless Mighty Mouse Right Button does not work well

Recently I bought in Online Apple Store a Wireless Mighty Mouse.
I installed the drivers that came in the CD, and, I defined in the System Preferences the second button of the mouse (the Right Button) to function as the Secondary Button.
But after the computer going to sleep and I wakes it up, or I stop a little to work with the Mouse, or then without none apparent reason, the Right Button behaves as the Left Button, like if it had one and only button in the Mouse.
To solve the problem I have to disconnect the mouse and/or the bluetooth connection, so that the Right Button functions again as I defined it in the System Preferences like a Secondary Button. But I think that is not the solution for who needs a mouse to work.
Therefore, I thank you a solution to solve this problem.
Sincerely,
Paulo
The computers where I worked with this Wireless Mighty Mouse and where I had this problem was:
- a PowerBook 12", 1.5GHz
- and a MacBook Pro 15", 1.83GHz
- both with MacOS 10.4.8
(Sorry for my bad english)

There are a few threads going describing this problem Discussions. (E.g., check out this one.)
It appears that there's probably a hardware QC issue with some fraction of the wireless Mighty Mice. Replacing the bad mouse -- either at a local Apple Store or via AppleCare online -- is what I'd suggest. (That's what I ended up doing and the replacement mouse has been fine.)
Intel Mini 1.66 GHz, Mac Pro 2.66 GHz Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Mighty Mouse Secondary Button doesn't display contextual menu

Is my wireless MM working correctly?
I have the right click button set to secondary in system preferences.
If I right click on a link in Safari it opens that link in the same web page. However in Apps such as iPhoto, Pages or on the desktop there is no response (other than in iPhoto the picture is 'selected').
If I left click and press CTRL at the same time I get a contextual menu.
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As far as I remember since buying the computer in Dec 06 the right button has never shown these menus.
I have Toast v 7.1.2
Any advice would be appreciated.
jon

Perhaps an explanation of how the MM works is in order and will help. I have to admit that the MM takes some getting used to and a bit of hand coordination. I got the hang of it quickly and have no issues with it.
The exterior of the MM is touch sensitive. It can "feel' your fingers on the exterior and interprets what it senses to determine what it thinks you want to do. I rest my hand on the MM with thumb and ring finger in the area of the side buttons and index finger to the left of the scrollball and the middle finger to the right of the scrollball. The MM is configured in System Preferences/Keyboard & Mouse/Mouse with the Primary click on the left (with my index finger) and the Secondary click on the right (with my middle finger.)
If you click with the index finger to the left of the scrollball, you get a Primary click, with or without the middle finger touching the MM. To get a Secondary click, click with the middle finger to the right of the scrollball, but the index finger must be lifted from the MM.
I use a rocking of my two fingers. When I Primary click my middle finger goes up. When I Secondary click my index finger goes up. (I never could master the side button squeeze, so I turned them off in System Prefs.)

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I want my back button like I had w/ my intellimouse explorer or my logitech mx1000 or mx610. Not having a back button is driving me crazy!!!! Am I just missing something in the options??
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Apple's software for the Mighty Mouse doesn't have a direct key mapping feature. Windows mouse software usually assigns the back button to mouse Button 4, which on the Mighty Mouse is the side-squeeze buttons.
An Apple shareware application called SteerMouse can assign shortcuts to the Mighty Mouse buttons.

Mighty Mouse side buttons going haywire

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